Some baby boomers have come of age on the wrong side of the law, and the older prison population is burgeoning. Fortunately, Booker and its progeny have superseded the Sentencing Guidelines' strict limitations on leniency based on age and health.
November 25, 2008Evan A. JennessRecent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
November 24, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Part One of this article discussed the basics of multidistrict litigation. The conclusion herein describes the Judicial panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML).
November 24, 2008Kimberly H. ClancyThe Texas Supreme Court recently declared that insurance companies do not commit the unauthorized practice of law when they use lawyers they employ to provide a defense to their insureds.
November 21, 2008Donald McMinnThe question, "Can we get them to agree not to file bankruptcy in the future?" must be near the top of the list of things clients most commonly ask their transactions and workout lawyers. How, then, to best answer the client's next question: "OK, when is it enforceable and when is it not enforceable?"
November 21, 2008Mike C. BuckleyThe Ninth Circuit BAP's recent opinion in Clear Channel v. Knupfer, 391 B.R. 25 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2008), threatens the sanctity of the mootness rule under Bankruptcy Code ' 363(m). Here's why.
November 21, 2008Shirley S. Cho and Bennett L. SpiegelThis is the second of two articles examining decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2007-08 term that impacted the area of labor and employment law.
November 21, 2008John P. Furfaro and Risa M. SalinsRecent litigation of importance to you and your practice.
November 21, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |For almost two years, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C, have been compiling a list of the greatest commercial leasing cases of all time. Two of these attorneys, the authors of this two-part article, trace the lifetime of a leasehold from negotiation through breach and enforcement.
November 21, 2008Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman
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